Keir Starmer's decision comes after Donald Trump berated his Nato allies as "cowards" for not getting involved in securing the key oil shipping route.

The same goes for geopolitical alliances. When partners embark on a momentous endeavour, be it bringing up children or, perhaps, thwarting the neo-imperial designs of a Russian despot, some friction ...

Explosions have shaken Doha and Dubai amid the widening Middle East conflict, prompting a public safety alert in Qatar after missile intercepts. One person was killed in an Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi ...

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said that those he called "EU warmongers" had exposed their true position by refusing to back U ...

Lithium is emerging as a strategic resource, pushing Europe to develop domestic mining and reduce dependence on Chinese-controlled critical mineral supply chains.

Nato leaders rejected US president Donald Trump’s call to get involved in the war against Iran, despite mounting pressure ...

Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the UK on Wednesday, a minister has said as the government reaffirmed its support for Ukraine ...

President Trump is urging U.S. allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz amid attacks that disrupt oil routes, leading to ...

Several allies to the U.S. have rebuffed President Donald Trump’s demands and threats this weekend for countries to aid in opening transit through the Strait of Hormuz, as oil prices spike in the ...

Energy prices have soared as Iranian strikes and reports of mines prevent ships from transiting the chokepoint ...

During the United States-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran has said the Strait of Hormuz is open to all except the US and its allies. One-fifth of the world’s oil shipments transit through the strait. On ...

With the US-Israel losing the early warning THAAD systems in Qatar and other Gulf states, Israel’s Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and US anti-missile systems have lost their early warning tripwire. A THAAD ...